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- No. 753,140. PATENTED 'FEB. 23, 1904.

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No. 753,140. PATENTED FEB. 23, 1904.

W. J. KENNEDY.

BOX O R BASKET MAKING MACHINE.

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No. 753,140. PATENTEDFEB. 23, 1904.

W. J. KENNEDY.

BOX 0R BASKET MAKING MACHINE;

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 12, 1903.

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BOX OR BASKET MAKING MACHINE.

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Patented February 23, 1904.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFF WTLLIAM J. KENNEDY, OF ROCKISLAND, TEXAS.

BOX, OR: BASKET MAKmefMAo mE.

SPECIFICATION forming partjof Letters Patent No.7 53,140, dated February 23, 1904.

Application filed September 12, 1903. Serial No. 172,999. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it knownthat I, WILLIAM J (Knnnnbir, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rockisland, in the countyof Colorado and State of Texas, have invented new and useful Improvements in Box or Basket Making Machines, of which the following is 'a specification.

My invention relates to the class of box or basket making machines in which a'sheet'or blank of thin flexible material for forming the body anda base or. bottom sheet are assembled around a form and joined together.

The object of my invention is to improve machines of this type and facilitate the construction of baskets, so that the same may be constructed in a more expeditious. manner, and the same is constructed' as follows,'.ref

erence being had to the accompanying drawings, in which v I 'Figurel represents a front elevation of the machine complete with the gate and former-: block thereof in a raised position.

shows a rear elevation of the same. Fig. 3

illustrates a front elevation with the gate and former-block lowered into'working, position,

' while Fig. 4 represents a like view from the rear Fig. represents a side elevation of the machine. Figs. 6 and 7- show side elevations with partial sections thereof, showing the workingparts in different positions. Fig. 8 shows a top plan View of the machine, while Fig. 9 shows a top'plan view thereof in section.

Like numerals indicate like parts. in the several figures. I

The framework for supporting my boxforming machine comprises uprights 10 and 11, that are provided, respectively, with feet 12 and that are joined in spaced parallelism at their upper and lower portions with crosspieces 14. and 15'. The cross piece 1 1 is located as shown to provide above it a formerreceiving space 14:, while 16 designates angleblocks that are 'fitted, respectively, into the corners formed by the junction of ,the crosspiece with the respective uprights, thereby constituting a bed member of an opposing forming and clamping means.

17 designates a gate that is 'slidably supported for reciprocation in a vertical plane in the guiding-grooves 17', formed between Fig. 2

the upper portions of thereai' face offthe uprightsand the cleats l8 secured'thereto.

19 represents the former or block, which is mounted in a horizontal position to project block is provided on' its upper face with a plate 20; that is formed with depending arms 21, that project'downwardlythrough recesses 22 and 23, formed in the block, which plate normally lies flatwise to serve as an anvil, but

which when said block is carried down into the former-space 14 causes the ends of the arms to contact with the upper face of the cross-piece 14 to raise "theplate 2Q slightly after described;

22 designates duplicate vertical members located forwardly of the machine and provided with angular branches 25 and 25,having their ends secured to thefro'nt face of the gate by, means of clips 23 and'23, saidrnembers being spaced apart to form a guide for the reception and working of'a bell-crank follower-lever 26, the extremityof the lower and shorter arm of which is fulcru nedatQfZbe tween the lower part of said vertical members, as shown. The said follower-lever carries on its upper portion an angle-arm 28, which latter carries on its outer end a bottom-holder 29, that comprises a resilient framehaving from the block'forthe purpose to be hereinthe contour of the bottom of the box and which is adapted to embrace same and that is capable when thus disposed of being swung into the plane'of the'front face of the formerblock and which serves to hold the'bottom of the box and press the same within the pro-' jecting portion of the body of the box against the front face of the forming-block.

The angle-arm 28 serves as a shoulder that is adapted to embrace or bear on the upper edges of the arched bars when-the followerlever is swung to its extreme inner position, .as shown in F1g. 7, and thereby forms a connection that causes the descent of the gate 17, when said follower is actuated further by a downward thrust of the operating-lever. The gate thus arranged and equipped is adapted to carry a guide-piece 30, that is provided with an extension-piece 31, which projects forwardly at right angles thereto and which is provided with an opening 32, that adapts it to fit on or over the rod 33, that extends downwardly fromthe cross-piece l4 and which is provided at its lower end with a head or shoulder 34:.

Interposed between the extension-piece 31 and the head 34: of the rod and mounted on the latter is an expansive coiled spring 35, that is normally extended to hold the gate in a raised position in order to normally present the former carried thereby also in a raised position. The downward reciprocation of said gate is effected by the following means, which include a vertically-movable treadle-rod 36, that is connected at its upper end with the in- Wardly-turned arm 37 of the follower-lever 26, while its lower end is connected with the treadle-bar or foot-lever 38. The treadle-bar is pivotally mounted on the supportingbracket 39, attached. as shown, to the lower cross-piece 15. As an auxiliary means to assist in the return of said treadle to its full limit of travel to throw the follower-lever back after the coiled spring has ceased to pull thereon there is a secondary spring 40, that 'is shown as being connected at its lower end to the bracket 41 and which contacts with its opposite end with the under face of the treadlebar. From the structure thus described it will be seen in What manner the gate and follower-lever are reciprocated.

42 represents the folding levers or wings, which are provided with arms 43 and 44:, that are pivoted, respectively, on the front and rear faces of the upper end portions of each of the uprights 10 and 11 and which are pivotally connected to the link-levers 45, that in turn are fulcrumed to the rear face of the gate, as shown in Figs. 2 and 4, and which are thrown to and fro in timed movements and which are capable of being swung into substantially the same plane as the upper face of the forming-block when the latter has been carried down into the forming-space, thereby serving to make the ultimate foldings of the end portions of the blank on said former.

46 represents an arm that is positioned on the side of the machine and serves as a gage to prescribe the proper endwise position of the blank to be formed.

47 represents a nail-box located on the rear face of the gate. 1

The operation is as follows: A rectangularshaped blank of flexible material of proper length and width is taken and placed under the former and moved lengthwise until it touches the arm 46, where it is supported on the horizontal arms 25. A depression of the treadlebar by the foot of the operator carries the former with its under face in pressing contact with the blank, causing its end portions to be bent up and drawn in forcibly between the inner and corner faces of the uprights and the ends of the former-block in a manner to conform to the latter, and by reason of the continued descent of the former that portion of the body of the box is held pressed against the opposing bed members 14 and 16. The end portions of the blank extending above the ends of the former-block are engaged by the wings 42, which in turn fold said ends down upon the anvil-plate on the upper face of the former-block in overlapping relation, in which position the overlapping ends may be held by a continued pressure on the treadle-bar, while the anvil-plate is slightly raised to cause a clampingaction and to clench the tacks, which are now driven into the overlapping ends by the operator.

The bottom of the basket is composed of a single piece or board that conforms to the shape of the basket and is introduced into the portion of the body thus formed, which projects from the former-block. The bottom is held by the frame of the follower and holding-lever, which swings it into proper position upon the first movement of the treadle-bar by the operator, where it is held until nailed. The basket when thus completed is loosened on the former by the dropping back of the anvil-plate and is removed from the formerblock.

As far as'the main features of my invention are concerned other forms of the several parts of the machine may be employed without departure from my invention. 1

What I desire to claim as new and useful is 1. In a box-making machine, the combination with suitable uprights, of a vertically-reciprocatory plate, aformer carried thereby, an opposing bed in operative relation to said former, cooperating folding-levers fulcrumed on said uprights, and having pivoted connection with said plate, and means for operating said plate to actuate said former and foldinglevers.

2. In a'box-making machine, the combination with suitable uprights, of a vertically-reciprocatory plate, a former carried thereby, an opposing bed in operative relation to said former, cooperating folding-levers fulcrumed on said uprights, and having pivoted link connection with the plate, and means for operating said plate to actuate said former and foldinglevers, including a follower for the bottom portion of the box, adapted to be carried into operative relation to the former.

3. In a box-making machine, the combination with suitable uprights, of a vertically-reciprocatory plate, a former carried thereby, an opposing bed in operative relation to said former, cooperating folding-levers fulcrumed on said uprights, .and having pivoted connection with said plate, and means for operating said plate to actuate said former and foldinglevers, said opposing bed being constructed of a cross-strip between the uprights, and angle-blocks located in the angles formed by the intersection of the ends of said strip with said uprights.

a. In a box-making machine, the combination with suitable uprights, of a vertically-reciprocatory plate, a former carried thereby, an opposing bed in operative relation to said former, cooperating folding-levers fulcrumed on said uprights, and having pivoted link connection with the plate, and means for operating said plate to actuate said former and folding-levers, including a follower for the bottom portion of the box, adapted to be carried into operative relation to the former, said opposing bed being constructed of a cross-strip between the uprights, and angleblocks located in the angles formed by the intersection of the ends of said strip with said uprights.

5. In a box-making machine, the combination with suitable uprights and a stationary formingbed, of a vertically-reciprocatory plate, a former-block carried thereby, and means on the supports for guiding said plate and block, cooperating folding-levers fulcrumed on said uprights and having pivoted link connection with the plate, a follower, and treadle mechanism for operating the several parts, including a retracting-spring for the plate.

6. In a box or basket making machine, the

combination of a framework, a gate arranged for vertical reciprocation thereon, a former carried thereby, a spring arranged in opposition to said gate, an opposing forming-bed, that is arranged beneath the former, and that is arranged to cooperate therewith, folding shoulder said' brackets, and that is provided on its upper end with a bottom-holding frame,

and a treadle mechanism connected with said follower-lever, substantially as described.

7. In a box-making machine the combination with suitable uprights, provided with cross-pieces and legs, and further provided with vertical guideways, a gate, a horizontally-disposed block disposed on the front face of said gate, an opposing forming-bed, that is adapted to be arranged in operative proximity to said block, and that comprises in its construction the angular sides produced by theunion of the upper inner end portions of the uprights, and angle-blocks attached thereto, brackets secured to the front face of the gate, a follower carrying lever pivotally mounted on said bracket, that is adapted to be swung into a plane coincident with that of the outer face of the former and that is adapted to shoulder on the upper portion of said bracket to cause a descending thrust when actuated to its extreme limit, and a spring-retracted treadle-bar suitably mounted, and a treadle-rod connecting said follower-carrying lever and said treadle-bar, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM J. KENNEDY.

Witnesses:

A. T. ,RA'rcLIFF, S. A. Gnoonn'rtr. 

